As the first major cold front of the season descends upon Austin, people who are living on the streets will undoubtedly spend the nights shivering in the wet and cold. Austin Humanists at Work holds a Winter Warmth Drive every
Buy Nothing, Give Freely. Share the Bounty. The core of the Buy Nothing Project, started in 2013 by Rebecca Rockefeller and Liesl Clark, is simple. Neighbors connect, usually in a Facebook group, to offer and ask for items, no strings attached. Sound a
At Austin Humanists at Work, we love to host groups of volunteers from other organizations, and in 2018 we’ve set a goal to partner with other local nonprofits for the benefit of our community. In the past our giveaways have
As we posted last week, Austin Humanists at Work was approved with our 501(c)(3) designation. In honor of this huge milestone, ATXHAW is launching a fundraising campaign, Hooray for $2017, with the goal to raise $2017 before the end of
Austin Humanists at Work (ATXHAW) is proud to announce that we have received our 501(c)(3) designation, officially establishing the organization as a nonprofit. Since 2014, ATXHAW has been collecting donations of personal care items to help people experiencing homelessness and
New volunteers, a lot of donations and couple hundred folks came through the line. This is your October 2017 update. Midway through October, you would expect some cooler weather…even in Texas. However, the giveaway started out as most of our
In September, our donations took a major downturn. With only 2,010 items total donated to Austin Humanists at Work ahead of the Sept. 17 giveaway, we were unable to fully meet the needs of the 175 clients who came through
In April 2016 we announced our new name and rebranding adventure. Since that time we’ve had many positive experiences. New volunteers, partnerships and donors have grown our organization by leaps and bounds. Last October, we ran an Indigogo drive to raise
Our February giveaway date was warm and humid (something not entirely unexpected for winter in Texas), but we still had a very successful giveaway. Here’s a quick recap. We had several early arrivals as we were unsure if the Austin
We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who make January one of our most successful months to date. Between December 26 and January 15, we had a total of 2,668 items donated. Of those donations, 896